Many without legal guardian despite need The state says more than 850 adults in state-licensed facilities can't consent on legal or medical issues. By Associated Press, © St. Petersburg Times published May 19, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORLANDO - The rape of a 22-year-old severely disabled woman in an Orlando group home has called attention to a lack of legal guardians for more than 850 mentally disabled adults under state supervision. The victim, referred to in court by her initials, J.D.S., cannot speak, barely walks and suffers from severe mental retardation, autism and seizure disorder. As she approaches her sixth month of...